TK Health and Wellness » Healthy Aging http://tkhealthandwellness.com Our Knowledge. Your Wellness Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:17:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Exercise may reduce chronic pain http://tkhealthandwellness.com/exercise-may-reduce-chronic-pain/ http://tkhealthandwellness.com/exercise-may-reduce-chronic-pain/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:19:14 +0000 Tom http://tkhealthandwellness.com/?p=889 Here is some interesting anecdotal evidence of how many are using exercise/movement to treat pain, including chronic pain that many had struggled with for years. This certainly seems like something to be at least investigated further if not just tried.

www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-0721-pain-20100721,0,6621419,print.story

]]> http://tkhealthandwellness.com/exercise-may-reduce-chronic-pain/feed/ 0 Deciding on Care for Elderly Parents in Declining Health http://tkhealthandwellness.com/deciding-on-care-for-elderly-parents-in-declining-health/ http://tkhealthandwellness.com/deciding-on-care-for-elderly-parents-in-declining-health/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:54:41 +0000 Tom http://tkhealthandwellness.com/?p=649 Some more valuable information on a very important, sometimes

difficult topic. It is so important to research all options as mistakes

can be very costly in many ways.

www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/health/13patient.html?ref=health

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from the Chicago Tribune.

www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-fam-senior-health-1224,0,7127558,print.story

]]> http://tkhealthandwellness.com/preventive-measures-promote-good-health-%e2%80%94-and-independence/feed/ 0 Phys Ed: What Causes Early Arthritis in Knees? http://tkhealthandwellness.com/phys-ed-what-causes-early-arthritis-in-knees/ http://tkhealthandwellness.com/phys-ed-what-causes-early-arthritis-in-knees/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:50:04 +0000 Tom http://tkhealthandwellness.com/?p=489 As a person who has had arthroscopic surgery on both knees and already developed arthritis in one,

this is not great news. This is good incentive to take care of ourselves, even in our younger years.

well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/phys-ed-what-causes-early-arthritis-in-knees/?pagemode=print

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helpful articles and information.

newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/10-things-to-know-about-assisted-living/?pagemode=print

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some very helpful tips from the New York Times.

www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/your-money/15CARE.html?_r=1&ref=health&pagewanted=print

]]> http://tkhealthandwellness.com/tips-for-navigating-the-medicare-maze/feed/ 2 Healthy Habits to Help Prevent Alzheimers http://tkhealthandwellness.com/healthy-habits-to-help-prevent-alzheimers/ http://tkhealthandwellness.com/healthy-habits-to-help-prevent-alzheimers/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:38:57 +0000 Tom http://tkhealthandwellness.com/?p=265 We may be able to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimers according to two recent studies,

according to this article from the Chicago Tribune.

www.chicagotribune.com/topic/sns-health-habits-prevent-alzheimers,0,2370262,print.story

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potentially with low bone mass.

www.healthkey.com/healthy-aging/sns-health-bone-up,0,2379242,print.story

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Healthy Aging. More to follow from the CDC and other excellent sources for

Healthy Aging information.

www.cdc.gov/print.do?url=http://www.cdc.gov/aging/

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